Mary Trump Tears Into ‘Adjudicated Rapist’ President’s D.C. Police Takeover
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“How is it that Democrats are soft on crime when it is Republicans who are led by one of the most prolific criminals in American history?” she asked.
President Donald Trump’s estranged niece, Mary Trump, ripped into her uncle’s legal history Friday and observed the irony behind his effort to overhaul policing in the nation’s capital.
“The simplest way to look at it is that this is a blatant usurpation of power in a very specific way,” Mary Trump told SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah on his show Friday. “What is being done is that the will of D.C. residents is being overturned.”
The Trump administration declared a “crime emergency” on Monday, invoking the D.C. Home Rule Act of 1973 to take over the city’s police force and activate 800 National Guard troops. However, the administration reversed course on Friday following a lawsuit and directed local officers to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
The president has also threatened to deploy troops and enact a police takeover in Democrat-run cities like New York City, Baltimore, Chicago and Oakland.
On Saturday, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R), announced he was sending an additional 300 to 400 National Guard members to D.C.
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